English

Detailed Synonyms for expound in English

expound:

to expound verb (expounds, expounded, expounding)

  1. to expound
    to say; to expound; to describe; to depict; to define; to report; to tell; recount; to cover; to explain
    • say verb (says, said, saying)
    • expound verb (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • describe verb (describes, described, describing)
    • depict verb (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • define verb (defines, defined, defining)
    • report verb (reports, reported, reporting)
    • tell verb (tells, told, telling)
    • recount verb
    • cover verb (covers, covered, covering)
    • explain verb (explains, explained, explaining)
  2. to expound
    to elucidate; to clarify
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1
    • elucidate verb (elucidates, elucidated, elucidating)
    • clarify verb (clarifies, clarified, clarifying)
      • clarify the mystery surrounding her death1
    to exemplify; to explain; to expound; to illustrate; to throw light on
    • exemplify verb (exemplifies, exemplified, exemplifying)
    • explain verb (explains, explained, explaining)
    • expound verb (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • illustrate verb (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)
    • throw light on verb (throws light on, threw light on, throwing light on)
  3. to expound
    to announce; to proclaim; to declare; to state; to expound
    • announce verb (announces, announced, announcing)
    • proclaim verb (proclaims, proclaimed, proclaiming)
    • declare verb (declares, declared, declaring)
    • state verb (states, stated, stating)
    • expound verb (expounds, expounded, expounding)
  4. to expound
    – add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing 1
    to elaborate; to expand; to enlarge; to expound; dilate; flesh out; expatiate; lucubrate; exposit
    – add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing 1
  5. to expound
    – state 1
    to expound; to set forth; exposit
    – state 1
    • expound verb (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • set forth verb (sets forth, set forth, setting forth)
      • set forth one's reasons1
    • exposit verb

Conjugations for expound:

present
  1. expound
  2. expound
  3. expounds
  4. expound
  5. expound
  6. expound
simple past
  1. expounded
  2. expounded
  3. expounded
  4. expounded
  5. expounded
  6. expounded
present perfect
  1. have expounded
  2. have expounded
  3. has expounded
  4. have expounded
  5. have expounded
  6. have expounded
past continuous
  1. was expounding
  2. were expounding
  3. was expounding
  4. were expounding
  5. were expounding
  6. were expounding
future
  1. shall expound
  2. will expound
  3. will expound
  4. shall expound
  5. will expound
  6. will expound
continuous present
  1. am expounding
  2. are expounding
  3. is expounding
  4. are expounding
  5. are expounding
  6. are expounding
subjunctive
  1. be expounded
  2. be expounded
  3. be expounded
  4. be expounded
  5. be expounded
  6. be expounded
diverse
  1. expound!
  2. let's expound!
  3. expounded
  4. expounding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "expound":

  • expounding

Alternate Synonyms for "expound":


Antonyms for "expound":


Related Definitions for "expound":

  1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing1
  2. state1